取(qu)保候(hou)審，是(shi)(shi)指在(zai)刑事訴訟中(zhong)，人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)民法(fa)院、人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)民檢察院或公安機(ji)關(guan)(guan)責(ze)令某些犯罪嫌疑人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)、刑事被(bei)告(gao)(gao)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)提出(chu)保證人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)或者交(jiao)納保證金，保證犯罪嫌疑人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)、被(bei)告(gao)(gao)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)不(bu)逃避或妨礙偵查(cha)、起訴和(he)審判，并(bing)隨傳(chuan)隨到的一種(zhong)強制措(cuo)施。取(qu)保候(hou)審由公安機(ji)關(guan)(guan)執行。取(qu)保受審只是(shi)(shi)限制而不(bu)是(shi)(shi)剝奪犯罪嫌疑人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)、被(bei)告(gao)(gao)人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)的人(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)(ren)身自由，它是(shi)(shi)一種(zhong)強度較輕的強制措(cuo)施。

取保候審的方式有兩種：

一種(zhong)是提出保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)人(ren)擔保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)。也(ye)就是說，被取保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)候審(shen)(shen)人(ren)要(yao)提出一個(ge)符合(he)條件的人(ren)作為(wei)自己(ji)的保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)人(ren)，該保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)人(ren)要(yao)承擔法(fa)(fa)律規定的義(yi)務，擔保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)被保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)人(ren)能夠做(zuo)到(dao)隨傳隨到(dao)。如果(guo)被取保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)候審(shen)(shen)人(ren)違反規定，保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)人(ren)不及(ji)時報告的，要(yao)對保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)人(ren)處(chu)以(yi)罰款。構成犯罪(zui)的，依法(fa)(fa)追(zhui)究刑事責任。

一種是提供(gong)保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)金(jin)。犯罪(zui)(zui)嫌疑人、被告人被取(qu)保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)候(hou)審(shen)的(de)，交(jiao)納一定數額的(de)現金(jin)作擔保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)。如果違反有(you)關規(gui)定，保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)金(jin)就會被沒收，并區(qu)別(bie)情形，責令犯罪(zui)(zui)嫌疑人、被告人具結悔過，重新交(jiao)納保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)金(jin)、提出保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)人或監視居住、予以逮捕。對犯罪(zui)(zui)嫌疑人、被告人在取(qu)保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)候(hou)審(shen)期間(jian)未違反有(you)關規(gui)定，取(qu)保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)候(hou)審(shen)結束(shu)時，應當退還保(bao)(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)金(jin)。